SC - 1.) Authenticity/Documentation 2.) Spain

[GARNER at admin.hnc.edu]

1.)	As a beginner/newcomer -- to SCA, to period cookery, and to this
	list, I must say that I HAVE been intimidated/unnerved by the
	level of authenticity & documentation that seems to be desired.
	BUT, no-one has ever been anything less than pleasant, courteous
	and welcoming to me, even when delicately suggesting that I keep
	Martha Stewart's f#*@ing flower recipes to myself!! :-)  I think 
	that when you are in a totally new situation, you have to expect 
	that you will make mistakes and you will be told about them.  As
	long as you are told courteously, as I have been, this is just
	part of life & learning.

2.)	As I have been increasingly entranced lately by medieval Spanish
	music (I sing & play harp), I would like to learn more about
	the related food.  Can anyone suggest a book, website or other
	source of recipes?  Although a beginner to period cookery, I have
	worked professionally as a cook, so it doesn't have to be TOO
	simple-minded.

Sincerely,
Joan Garner